Summoning the Holy Sword

There was a three storey library sitting quietly inside the tower under the shade of trees. The rather old, broken walls were filled with crawling vines and leaves, giving a rare, peaceful atmosphere to the place. Rhode pushed the door open and saw a petite figure reading a book. The little girl lifted her head curiously and revealed a grin.

 “Ah… Rhode…”

 “Christie, you’re reading again?”

 Rhode gazed at the surroundings. This quiet library was part of the tower. He heard from the elder that this was the cultural treasure-trove of the Senia Family, and no one had visited here for a long time. On the contrary, Christie seemed to like it here, which she often came here for the books. What surprised him was that even though the books weren’t written in the general language, Christie didn’t have any problems reading them. But after considering the other half of her soul inside her, it didn’t really seem impossible.

 Another half of her soul…

 This was the reason why he was here.

 He knew the reason why Marlene followed him here, so it was only Christie left. He knew that it would be a form of torture for a weak little girl like her to come to the Land of Chaos and he wouldn’t have agreed if it were possible. However, he changed his mind after listening to her words. But the problem was that Marlene had expressed her thoughts while Christie was still behaving as usual. After arriving at the Tinder Origin, she basically holed herself up in the library and didn’t seem to have something she needed to accomplish.

 “Christie, how do you feel here? Still alright?”

 Rhode went up to Christie and also nodded to Bell who stood silently behind. Then, he caressed her hair and said. Christie narrowed her eyes like a blessed kitten and nodded slightly.

 Rhode asked curiously while the young lady answered.

 “Because I heard the visitors calling you ‘Sir Overlord’. That should be the way they address a ruler in the outside world, right? Although I should call you ‘Sir Elder’ considering the custom and your identity here, I addressed you as ‘Sir Overlord’ instead, in order to not raise any confusion. If you feel that this isn’t appropriate, I can change the way that I address you.”

 The young lady’s voice was as calm, gentle, and soft as the atmosphere of the library. Although there wasn’t any echo, Rhode heard her crisp voice clearly. He shrugged before stretching his arms to lift up the stack of books, which astonished the young lady.

 “Sir Overlord?”

 “Since it was me who bumped into you, I should express my apologies. Where do you intend to put this?”

 There are about a dozen books in this pile. No wonder she can’t see her way. But…

 “Please come with me.”

 The young lady turned around and led Rhode around in the library for quite some time, until they finally arrived by a particular shelf.

 “This is the shelf. Please pass the books to me.”

 “Sure.”

 Rhode put down the books and scanned curiously at the surroundings. There wasn’t any dust on the floor, window, or even the shelves. It seemed like someone had cleaned this place up thoroughly. However…

 “Is it necessary to clean this place? If I recall correctly, no one visits here, right?”

 Previously, the elder mentioned that the residents here weren’t interested in books, which was also what Rhode observed. Apart from Christie and Bell, there wasn’t anyone else. Of course, perhaps all the interested ones were evacuating at the moment.

 “Even if no one comes to the library, it is still my job. Besides…”

 The young lady turned to the two petite figures.

 “… It doesn’t seem like my job is meaningless.”

 “You’re right.”

 Rhode displayed a smile for a second before returning to his poker face.

 “Alright then, I shall leave the two girls in your care. By the way, tomorrow will be the last day of evacuation: you should also get prepared. From tomorrow onward, we will be facing a relatively vicious attack, where even this place may be affected.”

“… I understand, thank you for your reminder.”

 “You’re welcome.”

 Rhode waved his hand casually before turning around. Then, he turned around as though he recalled something.

 “By the way… Hmm?”

 Other than the books that were neatly arranged on the shelves, the young lady who stood there a second earlier was nowhere to be seen.